Table 3 Multivariate model predicting total fertility-related distress
B | SE B | β | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Step 1 – control variables | ||||
Constant | 25.49 | 10.37 | ≤0.05 | |
Age at diagnosis | −0.45 | 0.25 | −0.14 | n.s. |
Country of origin (Britain vs Poland) | 12.45 | 3.67 | 0.24 | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer (gynaecological vs breast) | 3.14 | 5.01 | 0.059 | n.s. |
Type of treatment (sterile vs uncertain fertility) | −9.62 | 4.16 | − 0.22 | ≤0.05 |
Recruitment site (other vs online) | −10.42 | 3.20 | −0.24 | < 0.01 |
Childbearing status (no vs yes) | −3.24 | 2.90 | −0.075 | n.s. |
Negative affect | 1.06 | 0.153 | 0.461 | < 0.01 |
Step 2 – desire to have children | ||||
Constant | 3.61 | 11.71 | n.s. | |
Age at diagnosis | −0.17 | 0.25 | −0.053 | n.s. |
Country of origin (Britain vs Poland) | 13.28 | 3.53 | 0.271 | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer (gynaecological vs breast) | 2.32 | 4.82 | 0.044 | n.s. |
Type of treatment (sterile vs uncertain fertility) | −8.18 | 4.01 | −0.184 | ≤0.05 |
Recruitment site (other vs online) | −9.27 | 3.09 | −0.214 | ≤0.05 |
Childbearing status (no vs yes) | −0.48 | 2.89 | −0.011 | n.s. |
Negative affect | 1.06 | 0.15 | 0.46 | < 0.01 |
Desire to have children | 3.43 | 0.97 | 0.25 | < 0.01 |
Step 3 – treatment-related regret | ||||
Constant | −0.41 | 11.49 | n.s. | |
Age at diagnosis | −0.14 | 0.24 | −0.04 | n.s. |
Country of origin (Britain vs Poland) | 13.82 | 3.44 | 0.28 | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer (gynaecological vs breast) | 1.45 | 4.70 | 0.03 | n.s. |
Type of treatment (sterile vs uncertain fertility) | −5.76 | 4.00 | −0.13 | n.s. |
Recruitment site (other vs online) | −8.18 | 3.03 | −0.19 | ≤0.05 |
Childbearing status (no vs yes) | 0.63 | 2.84 | 0.02 | n.s. |
Negative affect | 1.03 | 0.14 | 0.45 | < 0.01 |
Desire to have children | 2.97 | 0.96 | 0.22 | < 0.01 |
Treatment related regret (no vs all others) | 8.65 | 3.00 | 0.19 | ≤0.05 |
Step 4 – culture-related variables | ||||
Constant | −6.25 | 11.80 | n.s. | |
Age at diagnosis | −0.22 | 0.25 | −0.07 | n.s. |
Country of origin (Britain vs Poland) | 12.21 | 3.67 | 0.25 | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer (gynaecological vs breast) | 2.21 | 4.71 | 0.04 | n.s. |
Type of treatment (sterile vs uncertain fertility) | −7.26 | 4.07 | −0.16 | n.s. |
Recruitment site (other vs online) | −8.31 | 3.05 | −0.19 | ≤0.05 |
Childbearing status (no vs yes) | −0.80 | 3.07 | −0.02 | n.s. |
Negative affect | 0.94 | 0.15 | 0.41 | < 0.01 |
Desire to have children | 2.30 | 1.02 | 0.17 | ≤0.05 |
Treatment related regret (no vs all others) | 8.27 | 3.05 | 0.18 | ≤0.05 |
Cultural disapproval of childlessness (no vs all others) | 3.85 | 2.74 | 0.09 | n.s. |
VOC_U | 1.50 | 2.66 | 0.05 | n.s. |
VOC_S | −0.99 | 3.01 | −0.03 | n.s. |
VOC_P | 3.28 | 2.26 | 0.12 | n.s. |
Step 5 – illness perceptions | ||||
Constant | −11.68 | 11.54 | n.s. | |
Age at diagnosis | −0.27 | 0.24 | −0.08 | n.s. |
Country of origin (Britain vs Poland) | 11.58 | 3.55 | 0.24 | < 0.01 |
Type of cancer (gynaecological vs breast) | −0.17 | 4.61 | −0.01 | n.s. |
Type of treatment (sterile vs uncertain fertility) | −5.49 | 3.98 | −0.12 | n.s. |
Recruitment site (other vs online) | −6.41 | 3.01 | −0.15 | ≤0.05 |
Childbearing status (no vs yes) | −2.31 | 3.01 | −0.05 | n.s. |
Negative affect | 0.70 | 0.16 | 0.31 | < 0.01 |
Desire to have children | 2.03 | 0.99 | 0.15 | ≤0.05 |
Treatment related regret (no vs all others) | 7.27 | 2.97 | 0.16 | ≤0.05 |
Cultural disapproval of childlessness (no vs all others) | 2.94 | 2.66 | 0.07 | n.s. |
VOC_U | 1.28 | 2.57 | 0.05 | n.s. |
VOC_S | −1.70 | 2.92 | −0.06 | n.s. |
VOC_P | 4.10 | 2.20 | 0.15 | n.s. |
Brief-IPQ total | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.23 | < 0.01 |